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Subject: 
Re: Violence created by presence of guns? (was: Gotta love Oracle...)
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Date: 
Fri, 19 Oct 2001 18:30:09 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Horst Lehner writes:

> > Another point which may not be so obvious is that the government which
> > trusts it's citizens with the power to overthrow the government becomes
> > more worthy of those citizens trust.
> 
> Maybe, but even with the arms you US civilians do have, do you think that is
> realistic?

Yes.  If a large chunk (say, 50%) of the US population used handguns and rifles
to overthrow the national government for the sake of instilling a better one,
I'm sure that we would defeat the military.  They would not posess the will to
put the population down.

Chris



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  Re: Violence created by presence of guns? (was: Gotta love Oracle...)
 
(...) Not a single word of arms there. What do you read between the lines? (...) Maybe, but even with the arms you US civilians do have, do you think that is realistic? :wq Horst (25 years ago, 16-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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